| 单词 | throne room |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthrone room throne room n. (a) a room containing a throne, esp. one used for audiences with a monarch; (b) colloquial humorous a room containing a toilet.The precise meaning of throne room in quot. 1816 is unclear; it probably has the sense ‘a room containing a (high-backed or ornate) chair’, or a similar meaning, rather than showing an early instance of sense (b); the simple form throne meaning ‘toilet’ is first recorded considerably later (see sense 6). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory closet1496 water closet1736 water closet1747 throne room1787 W.C.1815 netty1825 convenience1841 Johnny1847 lavabo1852 restrooma1856 small room1858 cloakroom1865 lavatory1874 bathroom1883 toilet1886 can1900 place1902 lav1913 washroom1919 head1920 lavvy1922 dike1923 smallest room1930 John1931 khazi1932 loo1940 biffy1942 Wa1953 shitcan1954 commode1958 cludgie1961 1787 H. Holland in Whitehall Evening Post 11–14 June (1791) Making some alterations in the throne-room [of Carlton House]. 1816 J. Bentham Let. 27 July in Corr. (1988) VIII. 535 My head and flesh-brush—its abode is in the throne-room cupboard. 1864 T. Seaton From Cadet to Colonel xvii. 361 The interior room is the King's throne-room. 1941 W. Fortescue Trampled Lilies xxv. 247 Could I bear to walk through the kitchen to reach the only bath and throne-room? 2011 Daily Mirror 4 Feb. 11 The grand throne room was the setting for official photos when Prince Charles married Diana in 1981. < as lemmas |
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